The C 130 part is as together as it will get. Hopefully. It's getting some touch up paint here, and I'm sure it will get more. [1 big piece 1.JPG]...
Directionals. Baltic birch with India ink and Corian. Basswood tube with India ink,  jig knob to tighten it in place. 10" squares. Cut 5/16" x 18 t...
Wouldn't it be nice to go back to the day before Weathervane 7, and give myself a dope slap. Edit 3/13/25  That would be the 2nd Weathervane 7 blo...
Same plane as last time, just moved it upstairs. It's the only way I have been able to lose the background. A little sunshine won't hurt it. Furni...
This is current. 3/8/25, 1900 something hours.[looky 1.JPG] [looky 2.JPG] [looky 3.JPG] [looky 4.JPG] [looky 5.JPG][looky 6.JPG] [looky 22.JPG] I s...
I should have added this pic to the last chapter, but I couldn't find it. My phone is a mess lately. [getting close 56.JPG] The wing and tail are n...
I'm getting some traction now. Time to get the body in 1 piece. First thing was to clear away everything that was packed around and touching the w...
I played with a few options for the base. Eventually a 3/4" bronze bushing got installed. Dead center. The same marks I put on when the rings got a...
I'm at a point where I work on what I feel like. Today I paint, tomorrow something else will happen. I'm playing with my toy, moving parts around t...
Center section half done, front section started, time for the rear section. It's just solid 5" rings with a 1/4" hole in the center. I made a jig ...
The center section is maybe half done, time for something else. The front half started with a few solid rings, then some smaller segmented rings,an...
The center section seemed like the logical starting point. That contains the base and the wing. The first task was to cut out a place for the wing ...